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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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